Museum Confidential : Secret Elitist Community of Cultural and Bizarre Institutions: Past to Present
Many famous art crimes, and the technical advances used to protect museums against them are explored. From the first alarm devices to space-age sensors, you'll learn about heists, forgeries, bad guys - and the good guys who try to stop them. A dazzling picture of wealth and avarice caste against an admixture of the best and worst in human motivation emerges.